Howie Silbiger
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Weitzman Museum Changes its Mind, Flag Goes Back Up
The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia has been hit twice in two weeks by vandals targeting its bold Israeli flag but now the museum says it is not backing down.…
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Symbols and Safety: Inside The Beverly Hills Schools’ Israeli Flag Debacle
The meeting stretched late into the August evening. Parents filled the chamber of the Beverly Hills Unified School District boardroom, some clutching notes, others just nerves. Outside, the boulevards of the city glowed with…
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Quebec’s Proposed New Prayer Ban Will Criminalize Jewish Rituals
By Howie Silbiger – Editor-in-Chief The Quebec government is preparing to introduce legislation that would ban prayer in public, a move framed as a response to Muslim street gatherings but one that has serious…
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TIFF EMBRACES NAKBA FESTIVAL WHILE SILENCING JEWS
Toronto’s film festival is already disgraced before it opens. TIFF tried to pull Barry Avrich’s documentary The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue, which shows retired Israeli General Noam Tibon’s desperate effort to evacuate…
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Hampstead Flag Arsonist Caught: Police Nab Suspect After Two Brazen Attacks
Hampstead residents can finally breathe a little easier. Montreal police have arrested a 39-year-old man after two acts of hate where the Israeli flag was torched right in front of the town hall, not…
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Breaking: Israeli Media Says Carney May Rethink Palestinian State Recognition
Israeli media outlets are reporting that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney may be reconsidering his pledge to recognize a Palestinian state at next month’s United Nations General Assembly, a move that had already sparked…
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SHAWARMA KING DECLARES WAR ON JEWS
Mohamad Fakih, the boss of Paramount Fine Foods, has spat in the face of every Jew in Canada. He ranted online that if you support Israel you “do not have basic human values.” That’s…
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OPINION: WHEN PHILADELPHIA LOWERED ITS FLAG, HAMPSTEAD RAISED A BIGGER ONE
By Howie Silbiger, Editor-in-Chief There is no space left for excuses. Jewish communities are under attack, and every institution is showing its true face. Some stand tall. Others collapse in shame. Some raise the…
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HAMPSTEAD’S ISRAELI FLAG SET ABLAZE AGAIN – LARGER FLAG PUT IN PLACE
Hampstead Mayor Jeremy Levi issued a defiant statement on social media after the Israeli flag flying in front of Hampstead’s Town Hall was set ablaze, overnight, for the second time in less than a…
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KTM Joins Forces with Mizrachi Canada and Federation CJA to Broaden Impact
Kollel Torah MiTzion Montreal (KTM), based at Hebrew Academy, is entering the new year with expanded partnerships, broader programming, and a stronger presence across Montreal’s Jewish institutions. In a community email, Rosh Kollel Rabbi…